"No civilization is born of nothing; it takes something from the previous one and gives to the successive one."
Two Recent interviews with Amara Lakhous, author of Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio, have caught our attention. Both appear on the Italian/American Digital Project. Interview 1. Interview 2.
And Amara's video interview with Flyp Media
In other recent CLASH news...
"What's memorable about Lakhous' novel is what he shows us of an often inward-looking nation confronting the teeming vibrancy of multicultural life." NPR-Fresh Air's John Powers. Listen to full program
Read Suzanne Ruta's interview with author Amara Lakhous from the current issue of World Literature Today. And a second extraordinary interview appearing this month in Words Without Borders.
Brooklyn Rail: "A satirical, enigmatic take on the racial tensions that afflict present-day Europe."
And, Amara Lakhous reads from his novel on CBC. (reading begins at 13:00 minutes, part 1)
And Amara's video interview with Flyp Media
In other recent CLASH news...
"What's memorable about Lakhous' novel is what he shows us of an often inward-looking nation confronting the teeming vibrancy of multicultural life." NPR-Fresh Air's John Powers. Listen to full program
Read Suzanne Ruta's interview with author Amara Lakhous from the current issue of World Literature Today. And a second extraordinary interview appearing this month in Words Without Borders.
Brooklyn Rail: "A satirical, enigmatic take on the racial tensions that afflict present-day Europe."
And, Amara Lakhous reads from his novel on CBC. (reading begins at 13:00 minutes, part 1)